Shadows question

[amariani 4,882]

Can they be added or do they have to be created in the 3d model?

[+SkateZilla 49]

shadowing is done automatically now using the actual 3d mesh.

[+russouk2004 6,958]

add this to the a\c u want it for in the main ini. IE Hawk.ini not data.ini

[shadow]

CastShadow=TRUE

ShadowCastDist=10000

MaxVisibleDistance=800

Edited November 5, 2012 by russouk2004

[Wrench 9,848]

yup, since the 08 patch, game-generated from the aircraft lod

[amariani 4,882]

No luck so far

 

First is Wolf's Fw-190, second one is the F4U from the A-team Skunkworks website.

[+russouk2004 6,958]

you have added the lines to the proper ini ?

 

heres stock F4E.ini

[AircraftData]

AircraftFullName=F-4E Phantom II

AircraftShortName=F-4

AircraftDataFile=F-4E_data.ini

LoadoutFile=F-4E_loadout.ini

UserList=F-4E_UserList.ini

CockpitDataFile=F-4E_cockpit.ini

LoadoutImage=F-4E_loadout.tga

HangarScreen=F-4E_hangar.JPG

LoadingScreen=F-4E_Loading.JPG

AvionicsDLL=Avionics60.dll

AvionicsDataFilename=F-4E_avionics.ini

 

[LOD001]

Filename=F-4E.lod

Distance=100

 

[LOD002]

Filename=F-4E_lod2.lod

Distance=250

 

[LOD003]

Filename=F-4E_lod3.lod

Distance=500

 

[LOD004]

Filename=F-4E_lod4.lod

Distance=1000

 

[LOD005]

Filename=F-4E_lod5.lod

Distance=10000

 

[shadow]

CastShadow=TRUE

ShadowCastDist=10000

MaxVisibleDistance=800

[Wrench 9,848]

DAT's Corsair I can't speak too.

 

but Wolf's Butcher Bird sure works...(haven't noticed any "tractor beams" yet)

 

 

(like I said before, if given some time, you'll have the "new" TMF -1A/D soon)

 

 

EDIT: also, do you have Shadown turned ON in the Option menu??

Edited November 6, 2012 by Wrench

[+paulopanz 2,876]

DAT Corsairs haven't shadows ..... once upon a time Veltro told me why some planes (very few as the most lods were fixed) don't cast shadows.

 

I could not explain which was the problem, but I'ld have just something to show as he fixed it .....

[amariani 4,882]

Ok, the 190's are fixed but the Corsairs still have problems...guess I'll wait for the rest of MF's F4U's.

[FastCargo 412]

I have never seen any object not cast a shadow at all if the proper entries are in the ini. At least SOME parts of the model will cast a shadow...something else is going on there.

 

FC

[Wrench 9,848]

we really need new ones...these lods are really showing their age.

[+Spillone104 553]

In some patches of the game the mesh that have a double sided material assigned don't cast shadow even with those ini entries.

[+paulopanz 2,876]

In some patches of the game the mesh that have a double sided material assigned don't cast shadow even with those ini entries.

 

That's right.

[FastCargo 412]

Also, there are flags that can be set in MAX that will tell a mesh to not cast or catc h a shadow....earlier models tend to have these flags at random verses later versions.

 

FC

[Wrench 9,848]

capun answered the question about their Corsair.

It seems someone dosn't have the latest lod from them. Shadow issue was fixed during a reexport for SF2 (something about 2sided material)